According to Rosstat, as of February 1st 2017 the total wage debt in Russia amounted to 3.232 billion rubles ($56 million – RRT), and increased by 507 million rubles ($8.8 million – RRT) comparing to January 1st, 2017.

Police of the town of Gukovo in Rostov region surrounded nearly 150 miners who gathered outside the office of the company Kingkoul, demanding payment of wage debts and intending to go to Moscow to meet deputy Valery Rashkin.